AGI (Artificial General Intelligence): What, When, How...and Are We Ready?

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has long hovered between science fiction and scientific ambition. But with the rapid acceleration of AI capabilities in recent years, the line between narrow AI and something more general is beginning to blur.

In this event, we’ll explore the core questions at the heart of the AGI conversation:

• What exactly do we mean by AGI?

• When might it emerge—or has it already started to?

• How could it be developed—and through what architectures or breakthroughs?

• And perhaps most importantly, Are we ready? What would readiness even look like?

We'll discuss how different fields—from cognitive science to computer engineering, from philosophy to policy—are shaping the future of AGI. We’ll also examine contrasting paths: top-down designed AGIs vs. emergent behaviors from complex systems, and how these possibilities reshape the risks and opportunities ahead.

Whether you're a technologist, researcher, philosopher, or just deeply curious about the future, this conversation will offer an open forum to question, learn, and contribute to one of the most urgent and fascinating challenges of our time.